Nate Roberts | |
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Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 29B district | |
Assumed office December 1, 2022 | |
Preceded by | James Ruchti |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Politician, electrician, union representative |
Nate Roberts is an American politician, electrician, and union officer. He has served as a Democratic member of the Idaho House of Representatives for legislative district 29B since 2022.[1]
Prior to being elected to the Idaho House of Representatives, he was an electrician for 32 years.[1] He was also worked as an educator specializing in workforce development at the College of Southern Idaho, where he taught electricians.
He was also a union representative, and stated "represented unions at the Capitol building annually since 2018" in a 2022 interview. Prior to his election, Roberts was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union, and had previously as president of the Pocatello Central Labor Council.[2]
In 2022, Roberts ran to succeed Democrat James Ruchti as the member of the House of Representatives for legislative district 29B after Ruchti chose to run for state senate. As a candidate, he emphasized affordable housing, preventing "legislative overreach from "far-right ideologies", and reproductive rights as key issues.
Roberts faced Republican candidate Jake Stevens in the general election.[2] He ultimately won the election by a narrow margin.[3] Roberts' margin of victory over his Republican opponent came out to less than 150 votes, making it one of the closest races of the election.[4] After taking office, he joined the Health and Welfare, Commerce and Human Resources, and Agricultural Affairs committees.[5]
In a 2022 interview, Roberts stated that he has been married to his wife Kirsten for 36 years, with whom he has two sons.[2]